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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in to lodge
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace
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Recent Examples of roost
Other reasons for the hammering: to excavate a nest or place to roost, to feed on insects inside the wood or to store food.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
There’s a special note saying if tricolored bats are found roosting at the site, they would be allowed to leave before demolition begins.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
These last two vocalizations had given me an exact fix on where he was roosted.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Winged Photo Competition Winners At dusk, a family of six Honduran white bats roost on the underside of a leaf, preparing to take off in search of their dinner.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
There’s a special note saying if tricolored bats are found roosting at the site, they would be allowed to leave before demolition begins.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
These last two vocalizations had given me an exact fix on where he was roosted.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Winged Photo Competition Winners At dusk, a family of six Honduran white bats roost on the underside of a leaf, preparing to take off in search of their dinner.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roost
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This year, the screens remained completely dark, meaning the vast majority of the audience saw nothing more than a distant, blurry figure in a white hat perched behind a piano.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 Aug. 2025
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As night settled across a forest in South America, a color-changing creature perched in the canopy and called out.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 31,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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The club have lodged their appeal against UEFA, Lyon and Nottingham Forest.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The car came to a stop after colliding with several food carts, which became lodged underneath the vehicle, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The buzz: A bit of trade deadline brinksmanship — the Athletics landed star pitcher Jon Lester — at the Tigers nursed a four-game division lead resulted in a three-way deal consummated during a day game at Comerica Park, with Jackson being pulled from center field midway through the seventh inning.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Garner first landed the role in 2022, but the project was delayed and subsequently removed from Universal's slate in early 2023 so Madonna could travel the world on her successful Celebration tour.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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The Charles Hotel is a contemporary art deco masterpiece situated in Munich’s Maxvorstadt district, nestled next to the Old Botanical Garden.—
Lea Dlugosch,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp nestled in the Hill Country, lost dozens of its campers in the surge, along with staff members who died trying to save the girls entrusted to their care.—
Theresa Payton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Taps played as rain began to fall and the processional paused in front of the digital billboard on the side of a truck parked on the street, flashing images of Officer Islam, both in uniform and at home, smiling with his children in tow.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Knowledgeable people will park in nearby neighborhoods, overcrowding an area that is essentially at capacity.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The software is broken, those buttons are a concern, and for a bike positioned as being tech-forward and streetable, the lack of even a token traction control system or ABS is unfortunate.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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There are two strategies to consider: understand the historical chances and position yourself before the earnings release, or analyze the correlation between immediate and medium-term returns post-earnings and adjust your position accordingly after the earnings are announced.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roost. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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